Games on May 17, 1998

The games of May 17, 1998

15 games were played on May 17, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 10-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 13-4, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Florida Marlins. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). One-run games: the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-7, the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 8-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 1998 and the next, May 18, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.